School Rugby

At present the school has three rugby teams, the U18 side the U15 side and the S1/S2 team.

The school is supported by Strathendrick Rugby Football club in coaching and running the senior team.  Mr. Macquarrie coordinates the school rugby and runs the U15 squad.  Mr. McIllwane in the Mathematics department is the S1/S2 coach.

The teams have had a successful season competing in a variety of competitions around the country.

U18 Results

Scottish Schools Cup

Round 1                        Balfron       34      v        Louden Academy 12

Round 2                        Balfron       3        v        Perth Academy 49

Plate Round 1               Marr College 63 v        Balfron 3

The U18 teams also took part in the Perth Academy 7’s where they finished second in their pool after beating Madras College, Perth Academy, Waid Academy, Kinross High School.  The team were beaten by North Berwick who went on to win the competition.  The top try scorers were Scott McCabe with seven tries and James Cuthbertson with 5 tries.

In the local events the team beat McLaren High in the semi-final of the Schools Cup to meet Wallace High in the Final.  Unfortunately the team were beaten by a strong Wallace High team.

At the McLaren 7’s the boys won their group convincingly beating McLaren, Alloa, and Alva B.  Again they qualified for the final and were again beaten by Wallace High.  Scott McCabe was again top scorer in this event scoring 8 tries including a hat-trick in the final.

U15 rugby Team

U15 Results

Scottish Schools Cup

Round 1               Balfron 0 Duncanrig  72

Scottish Schools Bowl

Round 1               Balfron 22  St Josephs Academy  7

Round 2               Holyrood Secondary 5  Balfron 10

QF                      Perth Academy  8  Balfron  15

SF                       Balfron  7  Madras College  15

Balfron Rugby 7’s

This year saw the inaugural Hockey and Rugby 7’s held at the school. Three schools were invited Lomond School, Lenzie Academy and Dunblane High School.  In the group round-robin Balfron were beaten by Lomond but defeated both Lenzie and Dunblane to qualify for the Final. 

The team met Lomond in the Final and came out 19-12 winners.  The tries were scored by Peter Sunderland, Sam Greenock and Benn Williams, who also scored all 3 conversions.

The U15 team have done extremely well this year and special mentions must go to Peter Sunderland, Benn Williams, Geoff Truscott, Jamie Pugh, David Brown and Craig Hunter.

S1/S2 Results

The S1/S2 team have played in a number of festivals this term and have proved too strong for the opposition.  Good performances have come from a number of players including Sam Greenock, Max Summers, Fraser MacKay and Mathew Lamb.